Larson v. City of Mesa

Summary

In this Government negligence litigation proceeding, plaintiff William T. Larson alleged City of Tempe of negligence by failing to control traffic at a road construction site due to which the plaintiff met with an accident and suffered serious injury.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys David Cantanese and Charles Franklin. The defendant in this case, City of Tempe was represented by attorney Kathleen Weineke.

Outcome

Plaintiff: 53% at fault
Defendant: 47% at fault

No $$ damages

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Larson, William
Defense: City of Tempe

Judge: Larry Grant
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County
Court: Southeast Court

Case Number: CV2008-001010
Industry: Construction, Government
Practice Area: Negligence, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Larson, William

Represented By:
Catanese, David (Catanese Law Firm)
Franklin, Charles (Franklin & Associates PA)

Defense

City of Tempe

Represented By:
Wieneke, Kathleen (Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:14	General Case Activities
00:10:45	General Case Activities
00:32:48	Opening Statement	Catanese, David
01:06:05	Break
01:19:58	Opening Statement	Catanese, David
01:43:32	Opening Statement	Wieneke, Kathleen
02:30:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	Witness Direct Examination	Franklin, Charles	Larson, William	In Person
01:12:07	Break
01:29:35	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Larson, William	In Person
01:41:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Franklin, Charles	Larson, William	In Person
01:48:09	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Doyle, Coby	In Person
02:26:12	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Doyle, Coby	In Person
00:05:09	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Doyle, Coby	In Person
00:50:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Doyle, Coby	In Person
01:14:05	Break
01:31:48	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Johnson, Kim	In Person
02:18:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Johnson, Kim	In Person
00:14:55	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Johnson, Kim	In Person
01:26:50	Break
01:43:41	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Johnson, Kim	In Person
02:19:18	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities	Wieneke, Kathleen
00:08:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Johnson, Kim	In Person
01:00:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Johnson, Kim	In Person
01:28:52	Break
01:45:45	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Bullard, Brandon	In Person
02:21:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:08	Witness Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Bullard, Brandon	In Person
00:30:17	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Bullard, Brandon	In Person
01:12:09	Break
01:29:04	Witness Cross Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Bullard, Brandon	In Person
02:05:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Catanese, David	Bullard, Brandon	In Person
02:19:12	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Pica, Micah	In Person
00:03:30	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Pica, Micah	In Person
00:15:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Pica, Micah	In Person
00:32:22	General Case Activities
00:33:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
01:30:40	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
00:08:47	Break
00:14:33	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
00:19:34	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
01:02:09	Break
01:19:42	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
01:47:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Kuzel, Mike	In Person
02:07:38	Break
02:20:14	General Case Activities		Kuzel, Mike	In Person
02:47:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Tobbe, Scott	Transcript Reading
00:07:01	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Sparks, Jim	In Person
01:26:31	Break
01:43:28	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Sparks, Jim	In Person
01:50:47	Break
01:54:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Sparks, Jim	In Person
02:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Sparks, Jim	In Person
02:29:50	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:32	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Sparks, Jim	In Person
00:02:16	Break
00:05:38	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Sparks, Jim	In Person
01:25:25	Witness Cross Examination	Catanese, David	Sparks, Jim	In Person
01:28:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wieneke, Kathleen	Sparks, Jim	In Person
02:07:21	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Larson v. City of Mesa

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	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:07	General Case Activities	Sparks, Jim	In Person
00:29:17	Break
00:37:51	General Case Activities
00:43:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:11	General Case Activities
00:02:10	General Case Activities
00:16:17	Closing Statement	Catanese, David
01:22:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:09	Closing Statement	Wieneke, Kathleen
01:37:43	Break
01:52:59	Closing Statement	Catanese, David
02:31:21	General Case Activities
02:34:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:21	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:26	End of Session
		00:00:00	General Case Activities